Chapter 1136
The skinny wolf appeared to be injured
“The smell of blood, huh…”
“Is it in pain?”
Liza must have been worried, as she started to pet the wolf as well.
But from what I could see, it looked underfed and dirty, but not injured.
There were no bloodstains around it either.
Still, if Leo smelled it, then it must be true.
“…Maybe it’s… Sorry… Oomph. Don’t worry, we’re not going to hurt you. I just need to see something, alright?”
“Gurrrr…”
As the wolf was lying down, I could only see its head, back, front legs and tail.But when I reached under its body to look, the wolf bared its teeth and growled.
“Wuff.”
“Gurrr…! Kuunn…”
“There, there. Thank you, Leo.”
And then I gently moved my hands underneath and checked the places I could not see.
“Hmmm. The legs seem to be fine. And the stomach too. Ah…”
“Kyu…”
“Papa?”
“This…”
“It’s blood, Mr. Takumi.”
Just as my hands were around the rib, I felt something wet. At the same time, the wolf cried quietly. It must have hurt.
Claire was also watching and muttered in a serious voice.
“It really is injured. And it’s even skinnier than it looks…”
When feeling it, the bones were protruding. A little might not be too bad, but I could feel my fingers easily fall between the ribs. So it was extreme.
“Does it hurt…?”
Liza asked the wolf who appeared to be grimacing.
“Is the wound really so bad?”
“I can’t tell without seeing it… But I think we better treat it anyway.”
Claire also knelt down and petted the wolf. In the back, Ms. Hermine was holding her skirt so it wouldn’t touch the ground as much as possible.
“Wuff?”
Leo barked while looking at me.
I wasn’t sure if she remembered it, but I had a feeling that she was comparing the wolf to the situation she had once been in, and so she wanted me to help.
Sherry and Liza had been like that too. And she could not ignore someone who had fallen into such a sad and unfair situation.
“Yes. With Leo, I had also found her by accident. Regardless, it would be impossible to leave without doing anything.”
“Wou!”
Leo barked happily.
While I had been frantic when I found Leo, this time, we could do things calmly.
Ms. Lyra would return with food and water soon. But first, I had to treat the wound.
It was not bleeding that much, but I didn’t want its body temperature to be lowered…
“Claire, put this on it.”
“Your clothes?”
I took off my jacket and handed it to Claire.
It was no blanket, but it would be better than nothing.
“It’s bleeding and hungry, so it must be low on energy. It also felt quite cold to the touch, so we should warm it.”
“I understand… But, are you sure?”
“Ah, I can’t be worried about such things now. I’ll apologize to Ms. Lyra later.”
“Wuff… Wou-wou. Wuff.”
“Ah, Leo. Right. It will be warmer if you are together.”
“Wuff.”
“Kuun…”
Just as Claire put the jacket over the wolf, Leo approached quietly and curled up around the wolf for warmth.
The wolf shuddered, but calmed down after Leo barked gently.
“Well then, I’ll…”
I looked around for a good place.
A place where people wouldn’t come… Instead of risking moving the wolf from here, it would be best if I went…